50 – Analysis

I am fascinated by those ultra-specific terms the anime-loving crowd come up with all the time.
Before I get corrected by some wandering otaku, yes, I’m aware Saki isn’t really a Yandere at all. Who knows what Marie-Neige sees in her.

STRIP 50!
A milestone! Only two to go before I can say that I’ve been doing this webcomic for a whole year!

I like the shift in perspective in the last panel, most webcomic artists would just show that she was literally sitting next to them on the couch the whole time, which would make them look really dumb.

Yeah, it would be a bit dumb if she was on the same couch, although it’s quite impossible for them not to notice her even if she’s on the other couch like this.
I just think they weren’t paying attention anymore.

And thank you! I always try to make them appear kinda realistic in spite of the anime-ish art… ^^

I’d say the biggest giveaway is the “dere” bit. Basically refers to being lovey-dovey, y’know? All ___dere archetypes are characterized by how they behave in a romantic context, with the prefix usually indicating the modifier to what would otherwise be lovey-dovey behaviour. In this case, the “yan” prefix indicating that they’re … sick in the head, taken literally.

Yandere basically means they have a very “sick” (read: insane) attitude to romance / love.
Yangire, on the other hand, doesn’t necessarily involve romance at all. It just means they’re cute but psychotic, usually on a hair-trigger switch.

Yuno Gasai from Mirai Nikki is Yandere (possibly the most famous example, but not even remotely the first).

Rena Ryugu from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is Yangire… at least in some acts (and perceived as such in others).